Chapter Summaries

Dai Mubai faced the fourth defender, Qing Keke, in the arena and initially dismissed him as a weak opponent. Qing Keke revealed that his Scarlet Demon Vine could drain Dai Mubai’s blood through hidden thorns, while Xiao Yan and Yu Tianming questioned how someone with an apparently evil Martial Soul had become an arena defender.

• Dai Mubai mocked Qing Keke for being a two-ring Soul Grandmaster, while spectators offered a ten-thousand-Gold-Soul-Coin reward for ending Dai Mubai’s winning streak.
• Dai Mubai and Qing Keke both activated their Martial Souls and revealed two Yellow Soul Rings each.
• Qing Keke used his Bloodthirst Soul Skill, and hidden thorns on his Scarlet Demon Vine drained Dai Mubai’s blood despite the vines missing him.
• Dai Mubai discovered and shook off the thorns, while Qing Keke absorbed the stolen blood and grew stronger.
• Xiao Yan and Yu Tianming questioned why the intermediate arena had hired a defender whose blood-draining Martial Soul seemed evil, as a rough-featured man in a black robe approached them.

Dai Mubai overcame Qing Keke’s Scarlet Demon Teng and won the intermediate arena’s fourth round. Xiao Yan and Yu Tianming watched as Dai Mubai advanced past the defender who had stopped challengers for two years.

• Li Xian told Xiao Yan and Yu Tianming that Qing Keke was an orphan and argued that his Martial Soul did not make him an Evil Soul Master.
• Qing Keke overwhelmed Dai Mubai with seven Scarlet Demon Vines and launched a storm of spikes at him.
• Dai Mubai blocked the spikes with his White Tiger Protection Barrier, then destroyed the vines with his White Tiger Fierce Light Wave.
• Dai Mubai struck Qing Keke and knocked him out of the arena, winning the fourth round.

Dai Mubai defeated Qing Keke, whose unstable foundation and defeat fueled his anger toward Dai Mubai and Li Xian. Xiao Yan registered for a match and was announced as the Spirit Hall fighter facing Dugu Yan, leaving him worried that Dugu Bo might recognize him.

• Dai Mubai defeated Qing Keke and told him his weak foundation had cost him the fight.
• Li Xian told Qing Keke he would be unable to fight for a month and warned him against devouring people’s blood essence.
• Yu Tianming arranged for Xiao Yan to enter the next match, and Xiao Yan registered as twelve years old with level-twenty-six Soul Power.
• The referee announced Xiao Yan’s match against Dugu Yan, and Xiao Yan worried that Dugu Bo might recognize him.
• Dai Mubai taunted Xiao Yan for hesitating, and Xiao Yan’s contemptuous look reminded Dai Mubai of his elder brother Dai Weisi.

Xiao Yan faced Dugu Yan in his first intermediate-arena match, where her poison and three Soul Rings seemed to give her the advantage. Xiao Yan revealed his Ultimate Fire and knocked Dugu Yan back with one strike, leaving the stunned crowd watching her spit blood.

• Dai Mubai warned Xiao Yan that Dugu Yan was Yu Tianheng's powerful second-in-command, but Xiao Yan entered the arena calmly.
• Xiao Yan and Dugu Yan introduced themselves, and Dugu Yan mocked his lower level and urged him to surrender.
• Xiao Yan teased Dugu Yan about Yu Tianheng and claimed she should call him Grandpa, making her threaten him.
• Dugu Yan activated her Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul and attacked Xiao Yan with poison concealed in her palm.
• Xiao Yan activated his Ultimate Fire and met Dugu Yan's palm strike, sending her staggering back and spitting blood.

Qian Renxue revealed her true form while alone in the crown prince's residence, only to be surprised by Golden Crocodile Douluo, who had come from Spirit Hall. He explained that he had a task from her grandfather, then demonstrated his immense power and asked whether she believed he could destroy the Heaven Dou imperial palace with one move.

• Qian Renxue reverted from Xue Qinghe to her female form and wondered how long it had been since she last saw Qian Daoliu.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo appeared before Qian Renxue, startling her with his overwhelming strength.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo identified himself and greeted Qian Renxue as Spirit Hall's young master.
• Qian Renxue welcomed Golden Crocodile Douluo and asked why he had come to the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo admitted he had come with a task and asked whether he could destroy the imperial palace with a single turn of his palm.

Golden Crocodile Douluo urged Qian Renxue to abandon her Heaven Dou Empire infiltration and return to Spirit Hall to pursue the Angel Godhood, warning her that Bibi Dong had touched upon the Rakshasa Godhood and another divine presence had appeared. Qian Renxue agreed to resume cultivation after one week, insisting she would first take control of the empire.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo told Qian Renxue he could destroy the Heaven Dou Empire’s palace and questioned why she had sacrificed years to infiltrate it.
• Qian Renxue admitted she had wanted to prove herself to Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong, but said she was close to taking control of the empire.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo revealed that Bibi Dong had touched upon the Rakshasa Godhood and that a divine thought had appeared in Sunset Forest.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo urged Qian Renxue to return and begin the Angel inheritance, saying she needed it to surpass Bibi Dong.
• Qian Renxue agreed to return to cultivation but asked for one week to finish her plan and seize control of the Heaven Dou Empire after the Soul Master tournament at the Crown Prince’s residence.

Xiao Yan overwhelmed Dugu Yan in their arena match, easily burning away her poison and defeating her attacks with his Ultimate Fire. He revealed an extraordinary purple second Soul Ring, leaving the spectators stunned as the match ended with Dugu Yan questioning how he could be so powerful.

• Xiao Yan drove Dugu Yan back with a single palm strike, prompting her to ask whether he was a fire-attribute member of Spirit Hall's younger generation.
• Xiao Yan displayed a three-colored flame and told Dugu Yan that she would remember it forever.
• Dugu Yan used her Third Soul Skill, Jade Phosphor Purple Poison, but Xiao Yan burned away the poisonous mist with his flames.
• Dugu Yan enhanced her serpent form with her first two Soul Skills and attacked with her tail, but Xiao Yan struck her down and forced her back into human form.
• Xiao Yan revealed a platinum-white first Soul Ring and a purple second Soul Ring, then claimed his Ultimate Fire surpassed Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent.

Xiao Yan stunned the arena with his unusual Soul Rings and victory over Dugu Yan, drawing the attention of Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo. After leaving the stage, he met Yu Tianheng, and their handshake ended in a clash between flame and lightning.

• Xiao Yan revealed one platinum and one purple Soul Ring and was praised for defeating the higher-level Dugu Yan.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo discussed Xue Qinghe's growing influence and Xiao Yan's prospects, with Ning Fengzhi considering recruiting him for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Xiao Yan left the arena to cheers that eclipsed Dai Mubai's fame, while Dugu Yan remained stunned by her defeat.
• Xiao Yan greeted Old Yu and met Yu Tianheng, who introduced himself and clasped hands with him.
• Yu Tianheng's lightning met Xiao Yan's flame, and the two sprang apart with blackened, numb palms.

After defeating Dugu Yan, Xiao Yan fought Yu Tianheng, whose strength impressed him but whose challenge was stopped by Yu Tianming. As Xiao Yan returned to Spirit Hall, Dai Mubai challenged him, and Xiao Yan claimed he could defeat Yu Tianheng with one move.

• Xiao Yan taunted Yu Tianheng, and the two exchanged blows that ended in a draw.
• Yu Tianheng released his three Soul Rings and challenged Xiao Yan, but Yu Tianming intervened and defended Xiao Yan.
• Yu Tianheng criticized Yu Tianming for leaving the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and sided against his own nephew before departing with Dugu Yan.
• Reporters gathered to interview Xiao Yan, but Spirit Hall deacons kept them back as Xiao Yan and Yu Tianming left the arena.
• Dai Mubai rushed forward and challenged Xiao Yan, who continued on to Spirit Hall with Yu Tianming.
• Yu Tianming asked whether Xiao Yan could defeat Yu Tianheng, and Xiao Yan indicated that he would need only one move.

Xiao Yan continued cultivating and learned from Yu Xin about Dai Mubai’s defeat by a mysterious veiled Soul Ancestor. As Yao Lao began teaching him alchemy, he compared the strength of Dou Qi and Douluo realms, leaving Xiao Yan to call Douluo Continent the floor tile of the fantasy world.

• Xiao Yan cultivated fire control and integrated his Martial Soul more fully while sharing lunch and conversation with Yu Xin.
• Yu Xin told Xiao Yan that Dai Mubai had left Heaven Dou Imperial City after a veiled blond Soul Ancestor defeated him easily without releasing her Martial Soul.
• Yao Lao appeared with an alchemy cauldron and began teaching Xiao Yan alchemy.
• Yao Lao compared Dou Qi realms with Soul Master and god ranks, estimating that Dou Sheng was equivalent to the God King Realm.
• Xiao Huo sensed Yao Lao’s immense power, and Xiao Yan concluded that Douluo Continent was the floor tile of the fantasy world.

After seven days of intense training, Xiao Yan advanced a level and traveled with Yu Tianming, Yu Xin, and Cang Lin to the Crown Prince’s residence. There he encountered Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Dugu Bo, leaving their reunion tense.

• Xiao Yan trained in alchemy, Dou Techniques, Soul Power, and Soul Skills under Yao Lao and Xiao Huo, compressing his Soul Power until he advanced a level.
• Xiao Yan left Spirit Hall and rode with Yu Tianming, Yu Xin, and Cang Lin toward the Crown Prince’s residence.
• Cang Lin explained the imperial district and the Seven Great Sects, and Yu Tianming and Cang Lin told Xiao Yan how the Clear Sky Sect had gone into seclusion after Tang Hao killed Qian Xunji.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the Crown Prince’s residence and saw Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Dugu Bo waiting there.

Qian Renxue watched the Crown Prince's residence for Xiao Yan's arrival, but Dugu Bo attacked him and searched for a divine object he believed Xiao Yan had taken. Golden Crocodile Douluo intervened just as Dugu Bo was about to tear Xiao Yan apart.

• Qian Renxue and Golden Crocodile Douluo surveyed the young visitors and waited for Xiao Yan, whom Qian Renxue had chosen to assess.
• Dugu Bo confronted Xiao Yan outside the hall, immobilized him, and knocked Cang Lin and Yu Tianming aside.
• Dugu Bo attacked Xiao Yan over the destruction of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Spring and demanded that he hand over a divine object.
• Dugu Bo's pressure shattered Xiao Yan's bracelet, spilling immortal herbs, but Dugu Bo suspected Xiao Yan had fused the object into his body.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived in a flash of golden light and struck Dugu Bo, sending him flying.

Golden Crocodile Douluo intervened to protect Xiao Yan, overpowering Dugu Bo and forcing him to abandon his attack after revealing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. He reminded Dugu Bo of the oath he had sworn when registering his title with Spirit Hall.

• Dugu Bo sent flying by the mysterious expert, Yu Tianming and Cang Lin rushed to Xiao Yan, who said he did not know his rescuer.
• Dugu Bo transformed into the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor and attacked the mysterious expert, who slammed the serpent to the ground with one hand.
• Dugu Bo prepared two devastating Soul Skills, willing to risk harming people in the crown prince’s residence to seize the divine object inside Xiao Yan.
• The mysterious expert revealed himself as a burly old man with a red ninth Soul Ring, and Dugu Bo stopped his attack in fear.
• Dugu Bo recognized the old man as Elder Golden Crocodile, who asked whether Dugu Bo had forgotten the oath he swore when registering his title with Spirit Hall.

Golden Crocodile Douluo forced Dugu Bo to confront the consequences of his actions, then took Dugu Bo and the unconscious Dugu Yan away. Xue Qinghe announced that the Soul Master tournament had begun and trapped the remaining contestants in an arena for a free-for-all.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo subdued Dugu Bo and condemned him for endangering civilians with his poison Soul Skill.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo seized Dugu Yan to challenge Dugu Bo, then released her and lectured him about restraining power and protecting the weak.
• Dugu Bo carried the unconscious Dugu Yan away with Golden Crocodile Douluo, while Yu Tianheng blamed Xiao Yan for her injury and challenged him.
• Xue Qinghe revealed that the clash had served as the tournament's opening show and ordered anyone over twenty to leave.
• Xue Qinghe began the Soul Master tournament as walls rose around the Crown Prince's residence, enclosing the contestants in a free-for-all arena.

Xue Qinghe announced generous rewards for the Crown Prince’s residence battle, including a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone and an even more valuable gift for first place. As the battle erupted, Yu Tianheng challenged Xiao Yan, who summoned a fire dragon to meet his attack.

• Xue Qinghe promised resource support for the top ten and revealed that the top three rewards included Soul Bones, with first place receiving a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone and another valuable gift.
• Mu Zha of Forest Academy ambushed nearby Soul Masters, but Huo Shuang and Huo Wu of Blazing Fire Academy confronted him and his allies.
• Feng Xiaotian and Godwind Academy’s followers swept through part of the arena while Soul Masters fought without restrictions.
• Yu Tianheng challenged Xiao Yan and attacked with his First Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Claw.
• Xiao Yan’s Martial Soul emerged as a young woman and transformed into a towering fire dragon before Yu Tianheng.

Xiao Yan faced Yu Tianheng in the arena, where Xiao Huo’s dragon might first frightened Yu Tianheng before their battle escalated into a clash of overwhelming power. As their fight continued, three mysterious newcomers arrived, and the bewitching woman said their secretive mission seemed to come from the Elder Hall.

• Xiao Huo appeared as a fire dragon, and her dragon might forced Yu Tianheng to his knees and prevented him from releasing his Martial Soul.
• After Xiao Huo withdrew, Yu Tianheng activated Thunderous Fury and attacked Xiao Yan with his Soul Skills, unleashing a strike that reached Soul Ancestor-level power.
• Xiao Yan released his two Soul Rings and three-colored Yellow Springs flames, which collided with Yu Tianheng’s lightning in a deadly storm.
• Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu watched the fighters’ astonishing power, while Mu Zha’s attempted sneak attack on Huo Shuang failed.
• A bewitching woman and two companions arrived at the battlefield, and she told the red-haired youth and tall man that the Elder Hall seemed to have sent them on a secretive mission.

Xiao Yan defeated Yu Tianheng with a devastating attack, then revealed that he had never needed to use a Soul Skill. As Feng Xiaotian challenged him, Xiao Yan identified his Martial Soul as Ultimate Fire, and their fight began.

• Xiao Yan emerged from the crater after his clash with Yu Tianheng, who lay unconscious, and the crowd realized Xiao Yan had won.
• Feng Xiaotian asked whether Xiao Yan had used a Soul Skill, and Xiao Yan said no one had made him use one since he gained his first two Soul Rings.
• Xiao Yan invited Feng Xiaotian to fight him, and Feng Xiaotian accepted, revealing his level-thirty-six Gale Twin-Headed Wolf Martial Soul.
• Xiao Yan introduced himself as a level-twenty-six Spirit Hall Soul Master with the Ultimate Fire Martial Soul, stunning the gathered academies and nobles.
• Feng Xiaotian launched the first attack with blades of raging wind.

Xiao Yan fought Feng Xiaotian, enduring his wind blades and increasingly powerful Gale Demon Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes. As Feng Xiaotian launched his final attack, Xiao Yan revealed his second Soul Skill, leaving the duel at its climax.

• Feng Xiaotian used Wind Blade Array, but Xiao Yan blocked the blades with armor formed from Ultimate Fire.
• Xiao Yan struck Feng Xiaotian with his self-created Fire-Blowing Palm, and Feng Xiaotian used a hurricane to escape the flames.
• Feng Xiaotian activated Gale Wings and attacked Xiao Yan with his self-created Gale Demon Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes.
• Xiao Yan revealed the intensified true form of his Ultimate Fire, melting Feng Xiaotian's claws and fangs.
• Feng Xiaotian activated Twin Wolf Possession and dived into his final strike, while Xiao Yan unleashed his second Soul Skill, Slaughter the Sun, Burn the Heavens.

Xiao Yan defeated Feng Xiaotian with his second soul skill, Slaughter the Sun, Burn the Heavens, and left the other academies stunned by his Ultimate Fire. At the crown prince's residence, Qian Renxue rebuked Ghost Douluo for suggesting that Spirit Hall kill Xiao Yan, who belonged to Spirit Hall.

• Xiao Yan unleashed Slaughter the Sun, Burn the Heavens and overwhelmed Feng Xiaotian's defenses with a pillar of magma and fire.
• Xiao Yan told Feng Xiaotian to admit defeat, then knocked him unconscious when he continued to struggle.
• Students from Forest Academy and Blazing Fire Academy feared the power of Xiao Yan's Ultimate Fire, while Xiao Yan judged the other competitors too weak to excite him.
• Yu Xin and Yu Tianming discussed Xiao Yan's growing strength and his chances of winning the competition.
• Qian Renxue asked Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo for their opinions of Xiao Yan, and Ghost Douluo proposed killing him.
• Qian Renxue warned Ghost Douluo that Xiao Yan belonged to Spirit Hall and demanded to know whose future trouble he meant to eliminate.

Qian Renxue ordered the Golden Generation to test Xiao Yan, and Yan confronted him in the arena. Xiao Yan turned Yan’s magma attack back against him, but Yan pressed on with a powerful punch and then activated Granite Rock.

• Qian Renxue explained that she had summoned Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to bring the Golden Generation to Heaven Dou Imperial City so she could test them against Xiao Yan.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo passed on Qian Renxue’s order, and Hu Liena agreed that she, Xie Yue, and Yan should comply.
• Yan charged at Xiao Yan, who was surprised to discover that his opponent was a Soul Ancestor with the Flame Lord Martial Soul.
• Yan attacked with Hell Magma Rush, but Xiao Yan’s Ultimate Fire spread through the magma and sent it back, burning a hole through Yan’s chest.
• Yan attacked Xiao Yan with a fiery punch, and Xiao Yan answered with Fire-Blowing Palm; the clash forced Xiao Yan back several steps.
• Yan activated his Second Soul Skill, Granite Rock, encasing his arm in stone as he prepared a powerful punch.